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Pashmina and Shahtoosh

In News  Traders of Pashmina shawls are complaining that “obsolete testing methods” have resulted in many of their export consignments being flagged for presence of ‘Shahtoosh’ guard hair.  About  Pashmina: It  is obtained from breeds of mountain goats ( capra hircus) found in the Changthang Plateau in Tibet and parts of Ladakh, in the Himalayan […]

National Population Register

In News Recently, the annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) was released. More about the news About NPR: The NPR, first prepared in 2010 and updated in 2015 by collecting information of all usual residents of the country.  The report said that the NPR is prepared under various provisions of the Citizenship […]

Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti

In News The President of India has greeted fellow-citizens on the eve of Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti. About Guru Nanak Jayanti  It is also known as Gurpurab and is the most important festival for the followers of the religion of Sikhism as the birth anniversary of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev. The festival […]

World Heritage Glaciers

In News UNESCO finds that some iconic World Heritage glaciers will disappear by 2050.  One third on the list is under threat.  About World Heritage glaciers  As many as 50 UNESCO World Heritage sites are home to glaciers, representing almost 10 per cent of the Earth’s total glacierized area. They include the highest (next to […]

Ela Bhatt

In News Recently, Elaben Bhatt, noted Gandhian and leading women’s empowerment activist passed away in Ahmedabad. About  Popularly known as Elaben  After graduation, Elaben joined the Textile Labour Association (or Majoor Mahajan) She was also a Member of the Rajya Sabha and of the Planning Commission of India in the 1980s. Achievements:  Founded Self-Employed Women’s […]

Nationalism of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

In News  Recently ,the Nationalism of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was  compared to other prominent leaders . About Vinayak Damodar Savarkar  Veer Savarkar was a multidimensional personality – a freedom fighter, social reformer, writer, poet, historian, political leader and philosopher – all combined into one He named the 1857 rebellion as the first war of independence. […]

Women’s Role during the Farm Law Agitations

In News Women’s participation in the protests against the three agriculture laws gave them a chance to assert their disregarded position as farmers in the country, moulding the scope and character of the agitation. Women’s Participation in Protests India has had a long history of protests against the ruling government, be it during the colonial […]

Two-finger test

In News Recently, the Supreme Court said that those found indulging in the practice of the ‘two-finger test’ on alleged rape victims will be declared guilty of misconduct. About Two-finger test  The two-finger test is an invasive, unscientific and regressive practice where two fingers are inserted in the vagina to assess laxity of vaginal muscles […]

National Unity Day

In News The Prime Minister of India  paid homage to Sardar Patel at the Statue of Unity and participated in the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas-related events. About  National Unity Day Every year, October 31 is marked as National Unity Day or Rashtriya Ekta Diwas in India to observe Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth anniversary.  It was introduced […]

Miya Museum

In News  Local authorities in Assam sealed a Miya Museum two days after it was inaugurated by an organisation representing migrant Muslims. Rationale behind the move  The action was taken as a house allotted under the Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana-Gramin scheme was converted into a museum in violation of the rules. The genesis of the […]

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